Monologue Reflection

Learning my monologue was an interesting experience. In my monologue I did well with blocking. I had a lot of movement during it which helped me to remember my lines. What was challenging about this was memorization. In my monologue some of the lines could make sense in multiple places so it was hard not to interchange them. In addition it was challenging not to go to fast with my lines. I would often talk too fast so it was hard for the audience to understand what I was saying. Overall I improved on my facial expressions. At certain points I had to look scared and at others I needed to look arrogant and brag about my supposed bravery. These expressions were essential to my monologue making sense and were definitely biggest improvement over the course of this project. Another aspect of my monologue that I improved on was my character. I was able to communicate to the audience the age of my character through my my actions and tone of voice. This was definitely another strong point in my monologue. From this project I learned many things. First off, I learned that it is important to keep going even if you mess up. Often while practicing my monologue I would skip a line or say one in the wrong place. As practiced it more I realized that as long as you keep going the audience won't notice. I also learned how to interpret a character and make it your own. In the beginning of this project we had to think about the age and background of the character in order to portray it well. By doing this I understood the actions and tone of voice I needed to use to portray the character effectively. Lastly through this project I learned the importance of determination. For example, it was really hard for me to memorize all of the words. But, I kept at is and practiced a lot to ensure that I was able to remember it. All in all, doing a monologue was a great experience that taught me many things.